Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201522257 - Employee Killed after Falling 30 Feet from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201522257 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 01/16/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123160319	01/18/2005	1521	236115	Asa Construction

Abstract: On January 16, 2005, Employee #1 was working on a scaffold made from 2-ft by 6-ft planks along with 2-ft by 10-ft planks. One of the 2-ft by 6-ft planks that was used as the cross member for the 2-ft by 10-ft planks to sit on top of pulled out from the nailing point. Also, the wood cracked allowing the work plank (2-ft by 10-ft) to fall. Employee #1 was killed when he fell 30 ft to the ground. He died from his injuries.

Keywords: CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, PLANK, FALL, CONCUSSION, WORK PLATFORM, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123160319			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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